Russia may dramatically increase fire support to the Assad’s Armed Forces, as well as to take additional measures to protect military bases and personnel in Syria.
Russia may seriously increase fire support to the Syrian Armed Forces in response to possible US military actions after termination of talks on Syria, the Izvestiya newspaper reported, citing First Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation Committee on Defense and Security, Franz Klintsevich. He explained that the Russian Defense Ministry has prepared a package plan, which also includes military and political measures both in Syria and abroad. According to experts, the US is primarily preparing to increase the supply of weapons to the ‘opposition’ groups.
“We will contrapose our diplomacy to the American ‘Plan B’, and, if necessary, we can increase the fire support to the Syrian Armed Forces,” Klintsevich said. “The General Staff also has special plans to combat terrorists because they will pay more attention to our units and bases in Syria than to the National Armed Forces.”
The high-ranking source in the military-diplomatic circles also pointed out that statements of US officials about determination of Moscow and Damascus ‘to go to the military course’ is a signal for terrorists that they can activate and count on the support.
However, all appearances, Russian military is ready for such a development.
According to Klintsevich, the Plan B may include an increase in support for anti-government forces in Syria. He noted that in addition to increasing grouping of the Russian Forces, Moscow is considering a complex of military-political decisions both in Syria and abroad. However, the First Deputy Chairman stressed that it is too early to disclose the content of the Russian moves.
According to experts, the main idea of the Plan B is to increase the supply of weapons to the so-called ‘moderate’ opposition. As an expert of the Valdai club and Head of the Research Group of the Executive Board of the Frankfurt’s Peace Research Institute, Hans-Joachim Spanger, noted, the US will not inflict airstrikes on government troops, but it is very likely that Washington will increase the supply of weapons to the ‘opposition’. He suggested that the US may “hand surface-to-air missile systems over to some of the opposition groups.”
As an expert of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, Maxim Shepovalenko, noted, Russia may take additional measures to strengthen the air defense and capacity of electronic warfare in Syria. According to the expert, the S-400 and the S-300V4 systems, placed in Syria, are enough capable to reliably cover the Syrian Armed Forces. In addition, Russia has enough military equipment, which can be supplied to Syrian troops.
At the same time, Shepovalenko pointed out that in the medium term, it will be necessary to pay attention to revival of the Syrian Army.
“Now, ability to conduct combat operations is even more important than [military] hardware in Syria,” Shepovalenko told the newspaper in an interview. “Assad’s army has reduced by almost half, but the officers’ shortage is an especially important. For this reason there is a lack of progress on the ground, despite the intensive support from the Russian Aerospace Forces.”
The military expert noted that it makes sense to create a visiting military academy in Syria in order to prepare junior officers and to improve the ‘tactical literacy’ of mid-level officers.
“Only a professional army can really change the course of the fighting. And it [the army] will also be a backbone of the new Syrian state,” Shepovalenko concluded.
Russian Defence Minstry has prepared a package plan, which also includes military and political measures both in Syria and abroad.
Lurking Subs to sink USN Carriers and Aegis Cans….
Swim with the Fishes. …
The Huff and Puff is coming from an unwilling Wolf, but the question has to be put to the Western Public, US alone this time will respond with willingness to engage Britain is staying out, the US election campaign is now to be used to gauge the earnest capacity for sacrifice, this is the last thing Hillary was wanting. I personally believed that the Pivot to the East was going to take more of the limelight, since that is the real threat to US hegemony. Woe to North America Mediterranean Stand off is about to play out. However possible also is it, that Assad has warmed to my request to invest my true account of Reality in the conflagration and Hillary is determined to put a stop on it, a Nuke or two would be a cheapskate way out which Obama is.
It is quite embarrassing seeing the leaders in my country acting like delusional Howler Monkeys and comparing it to the professionalism of the Russians.
The present US administration representatives from Ash Carter to Samantha Power display childish behavior, but perhaps that is long term, self entitled, consequence of a state having too much power, internationally and domestically, and a compliant media pumping the all the way. The US took a shot at an indirect proxy war to reconfigure Syria in its strategic interests, it came close to working, but after five years and destroying the country, it has been checked. The US however just keeps stamping its feet over this failed investment, demanding Syria and Russia yield and give US what it wants but has failed to achieve, they literally keep demanding that Syria be handed over to them lock stock and barrel.
Good!
Come and get some!